Author: Patrick Young
December 1868 Grant Investigates Political Violence in Arkansas
After the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant continued to command the United States Army. As president elect in 1868 Grant sent his trusted aide Horace…
Now That You Saw the Miniseries “Grant”-What Books Should You Read to Learn More
With hundreds of thousands of Americans watching the new History Channel miniseries “Grant,” I have been asked by several people for recommendations on books to…
Grant Creates Modern Staff System for the White House March-April 1869
Grant was sworn in as president on March 4, 1869. His cabinet was nominated and confirmed in his first week in office. One innovation of…
Early Reviews Praise New “Grant” Series
The reviews are beginning to come in on the new bio-docudrama “Grant” on the History Channel. The Wall Street Journal gave the miniseries a favorable…
General Grant in Manhattan: Photo Tour of Grant’s Tomb
Grant’s Tomb July 15, 2018 Michele and I headed to Manhattan a while ago to visit the General Grant National Memorial, better known as…
In May 1869 Robert E. Lee Called on President Grant at the White House
On May 1, 1869 Robert E. Lee visited U.S. Grant at the White House. This meeting would be variously interpreted over the years. The two…
Ulysses S. Grant in Brooklyn: The Great Statue No One Knows About
Major General Ulysses S. Grant is remembered at several locations in New York City. Grant’s Tomb is the most famous memorial, but the often ignored…
The New “Grant” Miniseries Is Based on a Bio by Ron Chernow. How Good Was the Book?
Yale historian David Blight wrote a mixed review of Ron Chernow’s “Grant” in the New York Review of Books when the biography appeared in 2018….
Watch Heather Cox Richardson on “How the South Won the Civil War” Recorded in Brooklyn Today
Historian Heather Cox Richardson gave a talk today at the Brooklyn Historical Society on her new book How the South Won the Civil War which…
Eric Foner Reviews New Book on Radical Republicans in The Nation Magazine
Eric Foner reviews LeeAnna Keith’s new book on the Radical Republicans in this week’s The Nation Magazine. The preeminent historian of the Reconstruction Era gives…